Lawsuits/Litigation Archives - Page 10 of 14

Lawsuits/Litigation

The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The Guardian reports on an open letter written by hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay, stating “[t]he signatories protest that the forced feedings administered by military physicians at Guantánamo are ‘extremely […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Lawsuits/Litigation

Seven Days in Solitary [6/2/13]

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

Russell Maroon Shoatz: Resisting the “Spiritual Death” of Solitary Confinement

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Federal Supermax Lawsuits

“Systemic Failures Persist” in California Prison Mental Health Care, Judge Rules

Thirty Days in Solitary

Louisiana Attorney General Says Angola 3 “Have Never Been Held in Solitary Confinement”

Judge Rules California Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Should Have Its Day in Court

Lawsuit Filed Against Solitary Confinement of 800 “Seriously Mentally Ill” in Pennsylvania

New Mexico Man Gets $15.5 Million for His Two-Year Ordeal in Solitary

Feds to Open New Supermax Prison Cells at “Gitmo North”

Indiana’s Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Violates Constitution

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

The End of Tamms Supermax

NYCLU Files Suit Challenging Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons

Massachusetts Court Rules Against Solitary Confinement Without Due Process

Mentally Ill Man Dies, Injured and Alone, in a Tulsa Jail Cell

Federal Government Seeks Dismissal of Supermax Suicide Lawsuit

New York Prisoner Gets Five Years in Solitary for Cell Phone Smuggled in by Guard

Mumia Abu-Jamal Challenges Death Row Solitary Confinement and Life Without Parole

Tamms Supermax Prison Closure Temporarily Halted

California Justice: Three Strikes and Sixteen Years in Solitary

Judge Rules Against Colorado Supermax That Keeps Prisoners Indoors for Years

Teen Dies in Solitary in Georgia Jail After Alleged Medical Neglect

Political or Gang Activity? “New Afrikan” Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

Federal Prisons Chief Sends Memo Urging Prisoners Not to Kill Themselves

Shutting Down a Supermax: An Interview With Alan Mills of the Uptown People’s Law Center